Languages
Flip Flop French
Yvonne Manette Batot has always been fascinated with the study
of language. As a young girl she often visited the library with
her mother to read books written in any foreign language she could
get her hands on. Yvonne later pursued her passion for language
by earning a BA in Linguistics at the University of Texas at Austin.
After receiving her MA in Sociology, Yvonne worked as an English
teacher for the Texas Public School system and also taught English
as a Second Language in Szombathely, Hungary. Following her dream
of studying language and experiencing different cultures, Yvonne,
her husband and two children have lived in various cities in France,
Switzerland, Ireland, the United States and Canada. She and her
family currently live in Texas, though they also enjoy spending
time at their cottage in northern Ontario.
Madame Batot and Sra. Gose teamed up after the release of Flip
Flop Spanish when it became apparent that young children were thirsting
for a teaching tool with French as a target language as well as
Spanish. They have enjoyed a growing friendship through the project
of studying and tweaking every detail in this proven curriculum
for children and their parents.
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Flip Flop German
Flip Flop German as well as The German Fun
Activity Calendar is expected to be released in mid-2010. We
have a native German speaker who has a heart for kids and teaching
languages who is working side by side with Señora Gose
on this exciting new project!
Of course, we'll try out the materials on tons of students and
families who are interested in learning German before we ever send
it to print!
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Flip Flop ESL
Al revés inglés (Upside Down English) is already
to go for those who need help teaching ESL - English as a Second
Language. Señora Gose wrote the lessons and the plans in
Spanish for parents and teachers who need a little more bridge
for the language barrier gap when reaching out to Spanish speakers
wanting to learn English. As a former ESL teacher, she knows how
helpful knowing the students' language can be!
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